Anyone ever had a DHSS grant for stuff for child ???

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Hi my son is 19 months and has a number of problems . I've been looking for a cot for him as he is going to break his leg in the cot he is in , i've found that has see through sides that cost about £270 alone and i also need a room divider that cost £100 as my house is open plan and he is rolling and is goin near the cooker . I've tried getting help from his social worker but he keeps telling me there is no funds for anything . For his cot i had a nurse out who said it could take a year to get anything if i'm lucky . Was thinking about putting in for a grant with dhss as we have had to put into charities to get him equipment for his needs , i'm a single parent and cant afford the stuff her really needs at the moment . Has anyone else been lucky with getting a grant from dhss before ?

do you mean a community care grant?

Have you tried Family Fund? Or Occupational therapy?

yes trace2 i mean a community care grant

lou031205 i've put in for a grant with family fund to help for cost of a holiday and drvin lessons . I've had a community nurse out about the saftey issuse about mh ds cotand has said i'll be lucky to get any funding from them as the jar is empty , same with the social worker isnt offering much support . My son is getting a walkie from an other chartie as well. But i need to get some form of help now for his safty and i know sometimes they can give you a community care grant but i also a lot of people get turned down , was just wounderin if anyone has had any luck with getting one of these grants

well yes i had a grant, you only can have very little in bank, and they did give us enough cot, bedding and a washer not what i told them though they found the cheapest you could find and told me i could have that so i did . tbh i am thinking again of applying for a carpet for dd bedroom. as it was last year. good luck

thank you trace2. I got the form and started filling bits out although some of it is harder to answer than others

The cot that i have seen is one of a kind and it is dear , but it is something that will last him as he hasnt much mobilty

Thanks again